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Program, as per April 23rd

31st Watervent
c/o BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg
all times CET
Monday, May 12th
12:00 Check-in
1:00 p.m. Welcome

  • Sebastian Specht, MD, BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG
  • Stephan Göttke, Corporate Venturing BÜFA Holding
  • Ulf Leonhard, Watervent
01:30 Start-up Block 1
Introduction: Mark Felstead, Dutch Cleantech

  • Ali Cohen-Mangold, Oxyle
  • Niclas Andersson, Untap! former Airwater2all AB
  • Dsan Sirbu, Watergenics
  • Florian Rohde, instrAction GmbH
  • Vincent BOUCHIAT, GRAPHEAL
  • Nicola Rubini, Rivercleaning Srl
  • Richard Eckl, Energyminer GmbH
  • Wouter De Weirdt, Tectero BV
  • Dennis Prausse, nerou
02:30

Panel – Investment in Water

  • Booky Oren, Booky Oren Global Water Technologies
  • Xavier van Slooten, PureTerra Ventures
  • Sander Pielkenrood, CEO, Dutch Cleantech
  • Dr. Jörg Nowak, ORCA Consulting Group GmbH
  • Sead Bajrovic, Water Impact Partners
  • Ricardo Zapatero Saenz, Technology & Corporate Venture, Repsol
  • Felix Schröder, BRYCK Startup Accelerator
03:00 Break
03:30 Start-up Block 2
Introduction: Peter Oksen, WIPO Green (UN) and Andreas Kastenbauer, MIG Capital AG
  • Dr. Estelle Clerc, CellX Biosolutions AG
  • Gabi Wolkinson, BioCastle Water Technologies
  • Johann Barklach, Variolytics
  • Stéphane Ghenassia, PlanctoLab et PlanctoPolis
  • Polina Aman, NanoFract GmbH
  • Félix BOGLIOLO, Via Marina S.A.R.L.
  • Oliver Richard Flettner, ION Deutschland GmbH - Aquabion GmbH
  • Paloma Zanelli, Ainwater
04:30

Start-up Block 3 - Americas via Teams
Introduction: Günter Mösslein, Mösslein GmbH and Dr. Cat Shrier, WaterCitizen, WaterPitch

  • Marty Hayek, Namara Water
  • Aruna Chaudhury, Aruna Innovation
  • Marc Andelman, Mespilus Inc.
  • Joseph Studholme, Hydronos Labs
  • Len Bland, Nano Gas Environmental
05:30 Feedback & Wrap-up
06:00 Reception, Dinner (Buffet) & Networking
Option: Factory Visit (will be announced)
09:00 End of first day
Tuesday, May 13th
09:00 a.m. Check-in, Coffee, Snacks
09:30 a.m. Welcome by BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG
09:40 Introductions
  • Sahl A. Salam, Roland Berger London
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Rauschenbach, Fraunhofer-IOSB, Direktor Institutsteil Angewandte Systemtechnik (AST), Sprecher der Fraunhofer Allianz SysWasser
10:00

Start-up Block 4 via Teams
Introduction: N.N., Aqseptence

  • Sandeep Sarkar, Need Inovation (India)
  • Zeev Fisher, Mapal Green Energy Ltd. (Israel)
  • Isabella Palmgren, Mimbly (Sweden)
  • Matthew Black, Shower Canary Ltd (New Zealand)
  • Lorraine Raby, GEOTERRA Image (Portugal)
  • Timo Dilly, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Solutions GmbH
11:00 Success Stories
Introduction: Aquius Capital, Thomas Peutz, Henk Nieboer. Alternative Water Tech Funding  via Crowdfunding.
11:45

Start-up Block 5
Introduction: Dr. Arnt Baer, Gelsenwasser AG

  • Doris Korthaus, Korthaus Pumpen GmbH
  • Stephan Mangold, Unda GmbH
  • David Din and David Rast, Olb
  • Mads Nedergaard, SenArch ApS
  • Dr. Ralf Wendt , Unique Clear UG 
  • Alexander Ubl, STREAMETRIC
  • Johannes Büker, Hydronauten GmbH
  • Erwin Meijboom, Slow Mill Sustainable Power BV
12:45 p.m. Feedback & Wrap-up
Comments by BUEFA Group
Remarks by Ulf Leonhard,Watervent
01:15 End of forum